British colleagues warned Baltimore hypertension researcher Dr. Elijah Saunders that he would not be able to recruit enough African Caribbeans for a study of high blood pressure and dietary salt. He not only signed up the 150 he needed, he has 200 more waiting in line.
Scientists at The University of Texas-Houston Medical School and the University of Alberta in Canada have determined the three-dimensional structure of cardiac troponin C (cardiac TnC), a protein responsible for regulating muscle contraction in the heart.
A new type of influenza vaccine given in a nasal spray is very effective at preventing the flu in healthy young children, according to results from a large multicenter study supported by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) and the biopharmaceutical company Aviron.
The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) announced that, based on an initial analysis of a pivotal Phase III trial, AvironÃs (pronounced Av-uh-ron; Nasdaq: AVIR) intranasal cold adapted influenza vaccine prevented culture-confirmed influenza in nearly all of the children who received it.
AlzheimerÃs disease patients who take part in clinical trials are 50 percent less likely to be placed in a nursing home, according to a study published in the July issue of the American Academy of NeurologyÃs scientific journal, Neurology.
The drug pramipexole improves symptoms for advanced ParkinsonÃs disease patients, according to a study published in the July issue of the American Academy of NeurologyÃs scientific journal, Neurology.
The following stories appear in the American Thoracic Society (ATS) July Journals: 1) Cost for care of seriously ill elderly patients in ICU more expensive than cost of care for seriously ill pediatric patients; 2) Chronic cough results from several different mechanisms and cannot be ascribed to one or two mechanisms; 3) ATS statement provides guidance on lung cancer treatment and distinguishing between small-cell and non small-cell lung cancers.
A certain amount of suspicion is a good thing but too much can be unhealthy. University of Iowa researchers have shown that personality traits and attitudes can affect how well patients follow their medical regimen.
Surgical repair of heel bone (calcaneus) fractures can sometimes result in poor wound healing and complications for the patient. Heel bone fractures are the most common fracture encountered in orthopaedic foot and ankle surgery. Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh set out to precisely identify these risk factors and discovered that not only can patient behaviors such as excess weight and smoking increase the possibility of complications, but so can physician behaviors such as the surgeon's technique or whether you are treated in a hospital or as an outpatient in an ambulatory clinic.
Forty percent of those afflicted with diabetes suffer a nerve condition, neuropathy, which can sometimes cause burning foot pain so severe it restricts a patient's activity and even his or her ability to wear shoes. A new remedy using the drug Mexiletine helps relieve this pain and allows these patients to return to their former levels of activity, according to a study presented at the American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society's (AOFAS) 13th Annual Summer Meeting.
Physicians have a new tool for treating a wide range of skin diseases.
It sounds strange, but it works. To help eliminate pain caused by arthritic knees, Temple surgeons are intentionally fracturing patients leg bones and then letting the patients pull apart the fracture 1 millimeter a day.
Highlights from the June issue of AHCPR's monthly publication, Research Activities: 1) Health Insurance Plans Vary Dramatically in Their Coverage of New Technologies; 2) Higher Dental Prices Often Denote Higher Quality of Care; 3) Evidence Does Not Yet Support Annual Screening of Men Over 50 to Detect Prostate Cancer; 4) Broad Exposure to Other Children and Being Poor Are Linked to Increased Risk for Childhood Middle-Ear Effusion
Frozen concentrated orange juice generally has the highest vitamin C levels compared to other commercial orange and grapefruit juice products, but even if you favor one of the others, you're probably still getting your daily requirement of the vitamin. That's according to a new, ten-year study reported in the July 16 issue of the American Chemical Society's Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry.
A new study of patients with heart disease who used nicotine patches shows that the patches are a safe smoking cessation therapy for this group, and that they may also improve blood and oxygen flow to the heart.
The $368.5 billion proposed tobacco settlement does not address the needs of communities of color. While the recent Koop-Kessler report provides a starting point for discussion among these communities, the American Lung Association encourages a comprehensive analysis of the settlement's impact on communities of color.
The current method of surgical bunion repair is too costly. Researchers in Nebraska have discovered that the common practice of internal fixation -- using surgical screws or other hardware to hold an injured joint in place during the healing process -- does not significantly improve healing or pain reduction in certain bunion repair procedures, yet this hardware can cost in excess of $1,200.
New information reported at the American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society's (AOFAS) 13th Annual Summer Meeting will allow surgeons to treat more people with diabetes -- a population group popularly thought too risky for surgery -- normally and without fear of serious complications.
Basic logic tells us making two surgical repairs in one operation is more cost-effective than performing each repair separately. A study presented today at the American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society's 13th Annual Summer Meeting reveals that in some cases this "doubling-up" is not only cost-effective, it leads to better healing and greater patient satisfaction as well.
Researchers have shown that radiation from radon gas does not need to hit a cell nucleau -- or even the cell itself -- to create DNA-damaging effects.
Researhers from the UCSD School of Medicine report the first successful use of gene therapy to achieve partial recovery from spinal cord injuries.
TipSheet from the American College of Physicians: 1) Muscle dysfunction, rather than osteoarthritis, results in weak quadriceps muscles in the knee. 2) Protease inhibitor indinavir can cause kidney problems. 3) African American women have higher heart disease rates than white women, while African-American men have a lower rate than white men.
A twofold increased risk of heart attack was found among women who have higher than normal blood levels of the protein homocysteine and lower than normal blood levels of the vitamin folate, according to a study in today's American Heart Association journal Circulation.
British researchers say they have demonstrated for the first time that signs of a common respiratory infection can be a useful yardstick for predicting whether survivors of heart attack will suffer another attack, which may be fatal, or need treatment to restore blood flow to their hearts. Antibiotic treatment appears to quickly nullify the risk for these heart disease problems, the scientists report in today's American Heart Association journal Circulation.
A readily available, but underused, diagnostic test could help prevent unnecessary angioplasties, a procedure used to clean out blocked blood vessels to the heart, report researchers in today's Circulation, a journal of the American Heart Association.
A twofold increased risk of heart attack was found among women who have higher than normal blood levels of the protein homocysteine and lower than normal blood levels of the vitamin folate, according to a study in today's American Heart Association journal Circulation.
"Younger At Last: The New World of Vitality Medicine" (Simon & Schuster), by Steven Lamm, M.D., is based on a revolutionary new program designed for a culture where success personally and professionally is increasingly linked to the attributes of youthfulness. Dr. Lamm's book features a chapter on Pycnogenol (R) French maritime pine bark extract. This supplement functions as both an antioxidant and as a circulation enhancer throughout the body.
When Purdue University geneticist Rick Vierling first looked for ways to add value to soybeans, he didn't expect that he could help doctors diagnose AIDS in China. But that's exactly where his research is leading.
Cornell nutritionists play key roles in calling for and constructing new international growth references for infants and children. Current standards result in too many faulty decisions.
The hormones oxytocin (OT) and vasopressin (AVP) play a vital role in influencing complex social behaviors such as affiliation, parental care, territorial aggression and several behaviors associated with monogamy (pair bonding, paternal care, mate guarding). Scientists at Yerkes Primate Center at Emory University are examining these hormones in rodents to eventually help develop treatments for autism and schizophrenia, both of which result in social isolation and detachment.
A nutrition project being conducted by Pauline Samuda, a University of Maine graduate student, has global implications, particularly for developing countries struggling with malnutrition and hunger. Samuda, who grew up in Manchester, Jamaica, is on leave from her job as a public health nutitionist in the Jamaican Ministry of Health. The result of her efforts will be the most accurate picture to date of the nutrients in the foods Jamaicans eat. The bottom line, Samuda says, is improved food and nutrition information to guide school lunch programs, food import policies, nutrition education and special diets for people with diabetes, heart disease and other health problems.
University of Michigan laser performs high-precision corneal surgery not possible with current technology.
A neonatologist in NY, using the internet, saves the life of a premature infant in Argentina.
Antex Biologics, SmithKline Beecham, and the United States Navy today jointly announced the start of a Phase II clinical trial for Antex's Campylobacter vaccine. This study will evaluate the efficacy of this oral vaccine against infectious Campylobacter, which causes 400-500 million cases of diarrhea annually.
Linda Alexander, who has a strong military and academic background and specializes in women's health, is the new president and CEO of the 83-year-old American Social Health Association. ASHA is dedicated to stopping sexually transmitted diseases.
Castration has long been the primary strategy for the treatment of metastatic prostate cancer. However, researchers at the University of Maryland School of Medicine have identified new androgen inhibitors that they believe could supplant castration as the primary method of treatment.
The Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology (FASEB) has released its report on graduate education in biomedical sciences.
In a study that sheds new light on how the brain organizes language, researchers report that the organization of the brain's language-production region in bilingual individuals is directly related to whether they learned a second language as toddlers (simultaneously with their native language) or as young adults. Using a new, non-invasive imaging method called functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI), the researchers found that bilingual persons who acquire a second language as young adults have distinct areas in the brain associated with their native and second languages.
Who will train today's medical students to become tomorrow's doctors and deal with the constantly-changing realities of health care? The University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine has overhauled its curriculum and will begin to implement Curriculum 2000, beginning with the August 1997 class. Curriculum 2000 represents the first time a major medical school has revamped its entire four-year curriculum to better train students for the future of medicine as practicing physicians.
The consequences of genetic testing should be carefully considered by patients and health care providers before a test is administered, according to a University of Iowa nursing professor.
Nearly one million American children under age 2 go unprotected against life-threatening, yet preventable, childhood diseases every year because they are not fully immunized, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Children with HIV are living longer and staying healthier, which means more HIV-infected children can be expected to attend schools in years to come, according to a study published by the American Academy of Pediatrics on this months Pediatrics electronic pages.
One child's eight-year ordeal as a victim of Munchausen by Proxy Syndrome (MBPS) is chronicled in a study in this month's issue of Pediatrics, the journal of the American Academy of Pediatrics.
A new study of child care centers found that staff members at many child care centers are unaware of the association between infant sleep position and Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS), and few centers have policies regarding sleep position.
Many women may be waiting for the swollen joints, stiffness and pain typically associated with arthritis to occur before they become concerned about osteoporosis, according to an urgently issued Public Health Advisory from the National Osteoporosis Foundation (NOF).
A popular theory about how a major component of vaccines works within the body has been shot down by a Purdue University study.
Highlights Family Practice Management June 1997 1. Inner City Primary Care 2. Computerized Medical Practice 3. Embracing Alternative Medicine 4. Family Practice in Rural America 5. Cash Patients in Managed Care 6. Giving Back to the Community
High blood pressure speeds the loss of memory and other cognitive abilities in the elderly, and actually causes their brains to shrink in size, according to a new study reported in the American Heart Association Journal Stroke.
Boston researchers say they have evidence that supports the safety of nifedipine, a calcium channel blocker used to treat high blood pressure. Their report appears in the July issue of the American Heart Association journal Hypertension.
Cancer patients wanting cutting-edge therapy or whose disease no longer responds to traditional treatment may find new hope on the "information super highway." The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center has posted its clinical trials available for cancer patients on a World Wide Web site.
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